Customer Success Manager

Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.

Customers and users across the globe use Planet’s data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.

As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.

We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.

Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

About the Role:  

The Customer Success team at Planet is seeking a Customer Success Manager (CSM) on the Global Tech Touch team to handle global small-customer business and partner relationships especially in Japan or the Asia-Pacific region. The mission will be to retain and expand customers efficiently through Planet’s low-touch model.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter, creative thinker, and a great communicator. Maintaining a human-centered approach will help drive value realization and return on the client’s investment. The CSM will grow and utilize their expertise and good working knowledge of remote sensing, GIS and geospatial imagery products to be our customer’s go-to Planet ambassador.

This is a full-time, remote position based in the Asia-Pacific region. If located near an office, you are expected to work from that office 3 days per week.

Impact You’ll Own:

• Ensure that customers are in a position to adopt and see the value of our products
• Provide a low-touch onboarding and training experience
• Deliver necessary support to ensure successful delivery of our services and produce timely solutions according to Planet’s low-touch model
• Communicate consistently with clients throughout the contract life-cycle, escalating important issues where needed
• Work closely with Finance, Product, Sales and other teams across the company
• Set the right expectations for clients and partners and redirect them to the appropriate resources
• Initiate negotiations and execute timely contract renewals and expansions
• Identify opportunities for upselling or expanding the use of the product or services

What You Bring:

• 4+ years of relevant work experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Good working knowledge of geospatial technologies, GIS or Remote Sensing including how to manipulate geometries, convert file types, and perform other basic operations within a GIS environment (QGIS, ESRI, etc)
• Experience working with GIS applications (QGIS, ESRI, GEE etc.)
• Experience working with customers in the Asia-Pacific region
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, the language of the company
• Ability to successfully communicate and coordinate with international customers & sales team
• Creative problem solving skills and proactive work style
• Ability to multitask and prioritize job requirements
• Aptitude to adapt to change

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Working proficiency in Japanese to effectively manage communication with local partners and customers in Japan
• Working knowledge of Salesforce (SFDC) and how to apply its use across the customer lifecycle contract renewal
• Sales negotiation skills

Application Deadline:

October 14, 2026 at 11:59p PT

Benefits While Working at Planet:

These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy.

• Paid time off including vacation, holidays and company-wide days off
• Employee Wellness Program
• Home Office Reimbursement
• Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
• Equity
• Volunteering Paid Time Off

This role is eligible for commission.